Primary students from across Australia got to hear the inside story about the journey of Little Lunch from an idea on a page to an international award-winning TV series. The author and illustrator of the original Little Lunch books, Danny Katz and Mitch Vane, answered thoughtful and insightful questions from students in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria as part of a live ACTF webinar.

Danny delved into the writing process behind the Little Lunch books and how the stories his own children would tell about what happened at school were the inspiration for the Little Lunch characters and stories. Mitch demonstrated how she illustrates the Little Lunch books to complement Danny’s writing and bring the characters to life.

Danny and Mitch gave a fascinating insight into how the books were then turned into the successful TV series by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope and the changes that were required for the screen version and the part they both played.

If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the live webinar you can view the edited video on our ACTF YouTube Channel. By selecting ‘SHOW MORE’ under the video you can jump straight to the particular question you’d like to hear Danny and Mitch answer.

Here are just a sample of the questions posed by primary students from around Australia that you’ll be able to hear Danny and Mitch answer in the video on our ACTF YouTube Channel.

Why did you make up the series Little Lunch?

How do you come up with the ideas for the stories?

What characters from Little Lunch are you most like?

How did you both feel when your book series was turned into a TV series? Were you worried that they may not capture the characters correctly?

What is the process of illustrating stories in Little Lunch? Do you have any drawing tips for us?

How does Mitch create the ‘Mr Squiggle’ drawings at the start of each episode of the TV show?

Have you always enjoyed writing? Do you have any words of wisdom to budding writers?

What was your favourite book when you were younger? Why?

Why are there so many differences between the TV series and the books? Did you have a say in them?

Did you have any teachers who inspired you to be an artist or an author?

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Please circulate

Book to ScreenTHE LITTLE LUNCH STORY BY DANNY KATZ & MITCH VANE

INSIDE: MY:24 App Comedy Script-Writing Workshops

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MY:24 APP – INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO DOCUMENTARY FILM-MAKING

Senior students at Indooroopilly State High School in Brisbane have been using the MY:24 App as a simple launching pad for more ambitious documentary film-making. The App provided the students with a structured template for making a short documentary that encouraged them to move onto longer-form projects.

Moneth Montemayor, Senior Film Teacher, saw both the MY:24 TV series and the MY:24 App as a great introduction to well-planned and thoughtful documentary film-making for her students. “To get my students into the idea that story is king I introduced an episode of MY:24 and got them to analyse what they liked about the format.” Once her students downloaded the MY:24 App they were able to think carefully about the importance of voice-overs, archival footage, re-enactments and interviews in creating a compelling short documentary.

“I gave my senior students minimal instruction on how to use the App, yet they were able to seamlessly create a structured 3-minute documentary within a 60-minute period. I’m sure with a little more scaffolding, upper-primary and lower secondary students would also be able to easily create their own documentaries.” Moneth ventured.

Year 12 student Brydie saw the MY:24 App as ‘training wheels’ for more adventurous projects, “The App does the job of the editor for you, which allows you to concentrate on being the director and cinematographer. It’s a starting point if you want to get into editing and I’ve gone onto using more advanced editing software to make more ambitious documentaries after using the MY:24 App.” Fellow Year 12 student Caitlin observed, “The structure of the App meant we didn’t go off tangent. It made it interesting and we really had to think about what we were including to ensure it was valuable.”

As a Film Teacher Moneth Montemayor found the short-form nature of MY:24 TV series incredibly useful in her teaching. “The MY:24 episodes are nice and short (12-minutes), which allows ample time to screen them in class and then have time to analyse and critique the episode with students.” The App then provided the impetus for the students to refine their skills in terms of editing and cinematography, which allowed them to create better productions in their mini-documentaries.

CHECK OUT THE SHORT VIDEO CASE-STUDY OF HOW INDOOROOPILLY STUDENTS ARE USING THE MY:24 APP AT THE ACTF YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

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COMEDY SCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOPS FOR UPPER PRIMARY STUDENTS – REGISTER NOW FOR TERM 3

The ACTF, in partnership with ACMI Education is excited to announce the return of the popular Comedy Scriptwriting workshops for upper-primary students to be held in July and August. The workshops are delivered online allowing primary classes anywhere in Australia to participate.

“This model of delivery is the best online learning we have done to date.”Cheryl Torpey, Principal, Tempy PS, VIC

In the three-part online workshops, Year 5 & 6 students are provided with an opportunity to connect with scriptwriting experts to write and share their very own sketch comedy scripts.

Using the award-winning Sketch-O-Matic website (inspired by the hit comedy TV series You’re Skitting Me), students develop reading, viewing and listening skills in tasks aligned with the Australian Curriculum.

In the first workshop, students are encouraged to deconstruct their own knowledge of sketch comedy and build an understanding of its purpose. Students engage with the You’re Skitting Me TV series as a visual text for enjoyment and analysis.

In the second workshop, a special guest presenter joins the panel to talk through their experience of being a writer for Australian television. While in the final workshop, students apply their knowledge by using the Sketch-O-Matic website to develop their sketch idea into a comedy script.

Cheryl Torpey from Tempy Primary School in Victoria had her students participate in last year’s scriptwriting workshops and said the biggest highlight was watching students discover a different writing genre while having a laugh in class.

“To incorporate television, digital software and expert guests to facilitate the learning and then for students to complete a piece of writing was outstanding,” Cheryl noted.

“Having tasks to complete during the sessions was also excellent, not to mention the oral communication skills developed for even the most reluctant participants. Students listened carefully to others and took the responsibility of providing feedback to other students from the different schools very seriously. This model of delivery is the best online learning we have done to date,” Cheryl observed.

The cost of the three-part workshops is $50 per class (30 students max), at a subsidised price which includes subscription access to the online sketch comedy writing tool the Sketch-O-Matic, plus You’re Skitting Me Series 1 & 2 on DVD.

The event is held online using the web-based Zoom video-conferencing software which is free. Support and technical assistance will be provided to all participating schools.

Bookings are essential and places are limited. For further enquiries or to register your class in the three-part session, please email lily.pavlovic@actf.com.au or phone (03) 9200 5522.

Please copy and circulate to: all classroom Primary teachers including Arts, HPE teachers and Curriculum coordinators plus teacher librarians; all Secondary school – Heads of Departments for English, Arts, HPE, Humanities plus teachers of Media, Social Education, Values Education, Student Wellbeing Coordinators and teacher librarians.

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ACTF EDUCATION NEWS & EDUCATION SHOP CATALOGUE – AVAILABLE ONLY ONLINE This will be the last hardcopy ACTF Education News & Education Shop Catalogue mailed out to your school directly. From now on the half-yearly (March & November) Education News & Education Shop Catalogues can be viewed or downloaded directly from the ACTF website at: www.actf.com.au

NEW ACTF EDUCATION WEBSITEIf you haven’t already checked it out we’ve been busy over summer updating the ACTF website and in particular the education section to ensure teachers can easily find our great content, resources and events.

ACTF ContentYou’ll now find all of our TV series, films and books within the ‘ACTF Content’ section. This will include trailers and links to the ACTF Shop if you wish to purchase one of our series, films or books.

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Animalia: Primary Teaching Resource

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Australian Rules

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Backyard Science

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Bushwhacked!

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DVD Anthology and Teaching Resource

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Dance Academy

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Dancing Down Under

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Dogstar

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Double Trouble

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First Day

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The Girl from Tomorrow

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The Girl from Tomorrow: Tomorrow’s End

Series 2 (118 mins)

0 86421 221 6 DVD $10.00

Handball Heroes

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Hoopla Doopla!

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I Think...

DVD Anthology (42 mins) and Teachers’ Guide

0 86421 329 8 DVD $30.00

Kaboodle

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0 86421 253 4 DVD $19.95

Volume 2 (18 stories, 162 mins)

0 86421 357 3 DVD $19.95

Language of Belonging: Wadu Matyidi

Short animation (8 mins), Mini Docs (5 x 5 mins) Teaching and Learning Resource, website

0 86421 246 1 DVD-ROM $125.00

Legacy of the Silver Shadow

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0 86421 157 0 DVD $19.95

Volume 2 (4 x 24 mins)

0 86421 229 1 DVD $19.95

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0 86421 229 1 DVD $19.95

Lift Off

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Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers

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Little Lunch

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Teacher’s Guide

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Little Lunch: Triple the Treats

Book

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Packs

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Little Lunch: Triple Snack Pack

Book

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Little Lunch: Specials

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The Halloween Horror StoryLLCHSPECHHS $3.95

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Lockie Leonard

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0 86421 262 3 DVD $60.00

Mortified

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MY:24

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0 86421 366 2 DVD $49.95

My Place

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0 86421 134 1 DVD $60.00

Series 2 (13 x 24 mins)

0 86421 206 2 DVD $60.00

Teachers’ Guide

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My Place Book

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Series 1 & 2 DVD + DVD-ROM + Book $185.00

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Noah & Saskia

TV Series (13 x 24 mins, extras) and Teaching Resource

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0 86421 108 2 CD-ROM $29.95

DVD and CD-ROM $60.00

Nowhere Boys

TV Series Series 1 (13 x 26 mins)

0 86421 310 7 DVD $39.95

Series 2 (13 x 26 mins)

0 86421 382 4 DVD $39.95

Complete Collection Series 1 & 2

DVD $75.00

Paper Planes

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Persuasive Text

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0 86421 190 2 DVD-ROM $49.50

Reading & Viewing for Comprehension

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Ready for This

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RFTSD DIGITAL (SD)* $32.00

RFTHD DIGITAL (HD)* $35.00

*ONLINE ONLYRound The Twist

TV Series (52 x 24 mins) Complete Collection Series 1 – 4

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Songs of Innocence

Documentary (60 mins)

0 86421 038 8 DVD $10.00

Spellbinder

TV Series Series 1 (26 x 24 mins)

0 86421 213 5 DVD $10.00

Stubbies

Live Action and Animated Shorts Volume 1 (24 x 45 seconds)

0 86421 286 0 DVD $24.95

Touch the Sun

Telemovies (2 x 95 mins) Devil’s Hill and Captain Johnno

0 86421 317 4 DVD $29.95

Top Enders and Peter & Pompey

0 86421 325 5 DVD $29.95

Waabiny Time

TV Series Series 2 (8 x 26 mins)

0 86421 222 4 DVD $49.95

What’s Fair?

DVD Anthology (105 mins) and Teachers’ Guide

0 86421 289 5 DVD $30.00

Winners and More Winners

Telemovies (2 x 48 mins) On Loan and Room to Move

0 86421 301 8 DVD $25.95

The Paper Boy and Boy Soldiers

0 86421 309 3 DVD $25.95

Top Kid and The Other Facts of Life

0 86421 293 3 DVD $25.95

Worst Best Friends

TV Series (13 x 24 mins)

0 86421 254 2 DVD $39.95

Worst Year of My Life, Again!

TV Series (13 x 24 mins)

0 86421 374 3 DVD $49.95

You’re Skitting Me

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You’re Skitting Me Sketch-O-Matic

Website $90.00 Class set of 30 tokens for students and teachers

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